TOKYO: Tokyo stocks slipped Friday morning, with Takata plunging more than 12 percent after US auto safety regulators ordered a huge ramp-up in recalls tied to a defect in the company’s airbags, which have been blamed for at least 13 deaths globally.
The benchmark Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange fell 0.72 percent, or 115.66 points, to 16,031.72 by the lunch break, following a three-day holiday.
The Topix index of all first-section shares dropped 0.64 percent, or 8.29 points, to 1,291.67.
